Laravel Log Watcher

VS Code extension that watches your Laravel log file and notifies you when it changes.
Perfect for debugging without constantly reopening the log file.

🚀 Features

✅ Real-time monitoring of Laravel log file changes
🔔 Toast notifications with customizable message
🔧 Configurable log file path (supports relative and absolute paths)
🎚️ Toggle watcher on/off anytime via command
🔒 Lightweight, zero-permission log checking

⚙️ Configuration

Go to your VS Code Settings (Ctrl + ,) → Search for Laravel Log Watcher
Or add/edit directly in settings.json:

{
  "laravelLogWatcher.logFilePath": "storage/logs/laravel.log",
  "laravelLogWatcher.notificationMessage": "Laravel log updated!",
  "laravelLogWatcher.enabled": true
}

Setting	Description	Default
`logFilePath`	Path to your Laravel log file (relative or absolute)	`storage/logs/laravel.log`
`notificationMessage`	Custom notification text	`Laravel log updated!`
`enabled`	Enable or disable the watcher globally	`true`

⚡ Commands

Use the Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P or Cmd + Shift + P on Mac)

Command	Description
`Toggle Laravel Log Watcher`	Enable/disable the log watcher

📦 Installation

Search for Laravel Log Watcher in the VS Code Extensions Marketplace or install directly by running:

code --install-extension azmolla.laravel-log-watcher

📁 Example Use Case

Imagine you're developing and want to see if an exception was logged without opening laravel.log. This extension will notify you instantly when that happens. Debug smarter ⚡

🔧 Requirements

Laravel project with log file writing enabled (default is storage/logs/laravel.log)
VS Code 1.85.0+

💬 Known Limitations

Only monitors a single file at a time
Does not yet tail or parse log entries (coming soon?)

🧪 Coming Soon

Status bar toggle
Real-time log viewer
Severity-based log parsing
Workspace-level enable/disable

👨‍💻 Author

Md Abiruzzaman Molla 🔗 audiobookbangla.com 📦 Packagist: azmolla 💻 GitHub: @abiruzzamanmolla

🪪 License

MIT